Jamaican Beef Patties Recipe| How To Make Jamaican Patties

beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber; cornmeal is often cheaper and gluten-free.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is healthier, while margarine can be a budget-friendly alternative.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories; bell peppers are milder and more affordable.

Welcome to the video and introduction to the dish.

Mix 1 and 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 beef bouillon cube in a bowl until well combined.

Grate in 3 tablespoons of cold butter using a cheese grater and mix with fingers until crumbly.

Add 4 ounces of room-temperature water gradually and mix until a dough forms, resembling play-doh texture.

If too much water is added, adjust with more flour; if too much flour, add more water.

Form the dough into a ball, cover with saran wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

For the filling, heat 1/2 teaspoon of peanut oil in a skillet and cook chopped onion until translucent.

Add minced garlic and cook for about 2 minutes until fragrant.

Add chopped green onions and 1 scotch bonnet pepper, cooking for about 30 seconds.

Add thyme and then ground beef, cooking until no longer pink, adding it gradually to avoid clumping.

Add spices: paprika, curry powder, ground pepper, and salt, mixing well.

Add 4 tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons of ketchup to create a thicker sauce, letting it simmer until thickened.

Remove dough from the fridge and roll it out on a floured surface to make four patties of uniform size.

Cut out round shapes from the rolled dough.

Place about 2 tablespoons of the beef filling on one half of each round.

Seal the patties using fingers and crimp the edges with a fork for decoration and to ensure they stay closed during cooking.

Prepare an egg wash using 1 egg (removing the egg white) and mixing it with 2 tablespoons of water.

Brush the egg wash onto the patties lightly.

Bake the patties in a preheated oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and show the finished patties, highlighting their appearance and texture.

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